Boys' name · since 2016
Noar
Noar has 121 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,137 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Noar is the #7137 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 121 recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Noar recorded 121 times among boys since 2016, holding rank #7137 nationally today, ahead of 49% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #16,180 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,137 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 121 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noar ranks #16,180 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,137 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 121 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,137 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Noar's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Noar compares
121 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Noar's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 121 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Noar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Noar's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Noar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Noar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (70 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Noar's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Noar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 70 births (58% of all-time use).
Noar by state
Where Noar concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 14 | 11.6% |
14 of 121 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Noars (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Noar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~9 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Noar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.